As we started in on cooking lesson #4, Becca declared that the only thing missing was some Italian opera playing in the background...but hold it. We're making shrimp and grits. I don't think Andrea Bocelli will do. But Taylor Swift...now that is fitting!
So with Taylor crooning about boys and love/infatuation, we peeled shrimp, fried some bacon and got a massive pot of grits going. It was warm enough to eat outside, so I sent the decorators in the bunch out to light up lots of candles and set the table. Becca's comment: "It's 'ro-tic'...that's romantic without the man. True, it was just the girls tonight.
And you can always tell when the guys aren't around; conversation turns to, well, girl stuff.
Menu: Shrimp and Cheese Grits
Fruit Salad
Vanilla Ice Cream with Chocolate Sauce and Almond Cookies
After a failed attempt at one chocolate sauce recipe, we tried another...by the way - what IS a good substitute for evaporated milk in a pinch? We took some vanilla ice cream with said chocolate sauce and a couple of thin almond cookies out on the loggia and enjoyed the fireplace and some warm conversation.
But a gorgeous spring evening with great food is not just for romantic moments. A woman's home should make her feel great. A great meal can be prepared for one. I've bought myself fresh flowers many times, because they make me feel happy and dress up my home. I make my bed everyday, because a neat bedroom feels restful and peaceful.
The tone a woman sets in her home is contagious. Others will feel at rest, encouraged, happy and comfortable if the woman of the house has created this environment and enjoys it herself first and foremost. If entertaining stresses you out, then you are probably trying to do things you aren't accustomed to doing. Practice them and perfect them just for you, first. Then share with others.
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